How many employees does Yum! Brands, Inc. have?

Yum! Brands, Inc. reported 49,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is up 22.5% from a year earlier.

What is Yum! Brands, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Yum! Brands, Inc. brought in $8.21B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $168K per employee. That ranks 4 of 11 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Yum! Brands, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

YUM · Restaurants · $37.5B market cap

Yum! Brands, Inc. had 49,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 22.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $8.21B, up 8.8% from a year earlier, or $168K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

49,000

+22.5% YoY

Revenue

$8.21B

+8.8% YoY

Revenue / employee

$168K

Peer median $92K

Rank in industry

4 of 11

Restaurants

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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YUM employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	49,000	$8.21B	$168K	+22.5%	+8.8%
Dec 2024	40,000	$7.55B	$189K	+14.3%	+6.7%
Dec 2023	35,000	$7.08B	$202K	-2.8%	+3.4%
Dec 2022	36,000	$6.84B	$190K	+0.0%	+3.9%
Dec 2021	36,000	$6.58B	$183K	-5.3%	+16.5%
Dec 2020	38,000	$5.65B	$149K	+11.8%	+1.0%
Dec 2019	34,000	$5.60B	$165K	+0.0%	-1.6%
Dec 2018	34,000	$5.69B	$167K	-43.3%	-3.2%
Dec 2017	60,000	$5.88B	$98K	-33.3%	-7.5%
Dec 2016	90,000	$6.36B	$71K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Yum! Brands, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc.	10,200	$4.94B	$484K	Leaner
MCD McDonald's Corporation	150,000	$26.9B	$179K	Leaner
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc.	53,500	$9.43B	$176K	Hiring ahead
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc.	49,000	$8.21B	$168K	Hiring ahead
SBUX Starbucks Corporation	381,000	$37.2B	$98K	Hiring ahead
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	130,301	$11.9B	$92K	Leaner
EAT Brinker International, Inc.	85,003	$5.81B	$68K	Efficient growth
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc.	209,931	$13.2B	$63K	Efficient growth
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc.	101,000	$5.88B	$58K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Yum! Brands, Inc.

How many employees does Yum! Brands, Inc. have?: Yum! Brands, Inc. reported 49,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is up 22.5% from a year earlier.
What is Yum! Brands, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Yum! Brands, Inc. brought in $8.21B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $168K per employee. That ranks 4 of 11 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Yum! Brands, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell YUM.